Brit Reacts to How Christmas In America And In United Kingdom Is Very Different

[@George-ux6zz]

It's a tradition to drive around a couple of nights in the US to see how well houses are decorated.

[@Nando_175]

Yes!!! We do it the entire month of December

[@ESUSAMEX]

Boxing Day doesn't exist in the US.

[@TB-tr3cm]

Seems like the narrator did not do his research. However, as an American I can attest to the fact, that before You Tube, I never heard of boxing day, Christmas crackers, or Christmas pudding. I would guess that some Americans with UK roots might be familiar with these things and may even participate in these things, but the vast majority of Americans do not celebrate these traditions. December 26th is merely the day after Christmas and has no other special significance other than the fact that people go shopping for after Christmas sales and to return or exchange items. Before You Tube I would have guessed that boxing day had something to do with the sport of boxing. And that Christmas crackers were some type of cracker to be eaten and that Christmas pudding was any type of pudding that was served at Christmas.

[@jimallen1178]

In addition, the word pudding means something different in the US, so Christmas Pudding is not pudding by our definition.

[@Deedric_Kee]

Same 👍

[@pacmanc8103]

I think the phrase “Happy Christmas” is often used in the UK - it’s much, much less common in the US, where “Merry Christmas” is pretty much the standard phrase.🎄

[@johnvaccaro7022]

No wonder why our fore-fathers kicked their British red-coated asses back across the pond back in 1776.🤣

[@bsee205]

As an American I’ve never heard of Christmas pudding or Christmas crackers. It sounds lovely though ❤

[@collinswartwood9279]

Most of these about England are actually true for the older generation. Over the past view decades the UK has become very Americanized. So younger generations like his now how a more American like Christmas

[@3251JOE]

Today, Americans have turkey and the trimmings at Thanksgiving. When I was a child, turkey and American smoked ham were the usual main courses for Christmas dinner. Today, many have changed to Prime rib of beef, beef tenderloin and/or expensive seafood such as shrimp on the Christmas table.

[@ESUSAMEX]

Pigs in a blanket is different in the US. It's little cocktail hot dogs wrapped in dough and baked. There is no bacon. It's called pigs in a blanket because the dough is a "blanket" for the pig which is a pork hot dog. Remember pork is from a pig.

[@jimallen1178]

At a posh catering do, I've seen little sausages wrapped in bacon with a frilly toothpick passed on trays by wait staff, but there is no word for them in the US other than frufru hors d'oeuvres.

[@reindeer7752]

@ESUSAMEX - All the pigs-in-a-blanket I've ever seen were wrapped in bacon first.

[@mosesruiz9813]

Yes, we have cranberry sauce here in the USA. Cranberries are not indigenous to the UK. Cranberries are native to North America and grew mainly in the northeastern parts of the USA and Canada. Today the bulk of cranberries in the USA are grown in Wisconsin and Montana. The native Americans introduced the European settlers to the fruit. The recipe for cranberry sauce first appeared in a cookbook in 1796 by American Amelia Simmons. Cranberry sauce was still rarely seen on UK tables in the late 20th century. It wasn’t a favorite for Brits until the 21st century.

[@you_can_call_me_T]

Dude, now you know how we feel when you watch videos about how Americans all eat spray cheese

[@lynnerussell1440]

I know of NO one that eats Christmas pudding. We know it from A Christmas Carol.

[@jonok42]

We do not have christmas crackers or pudding in the US. We have pies for dessert or some other dessert.

[@sistermadrigalmorning233]

Merry Christmas! I've been a New Year's party where we did Christmas crackers once lol. But the hosts had ordered them from the UK, it was a novelty and the only time I've had them in my life.

[@George-ux6zz]

We have bread pudding and definitely cranberry sauce

[@mirasliwinski7758]

Actually the pickle ornament myth is an American tradition. Most Germans have never heard of putting a pickle on your tree.

[@jryan9547]

Yeah, I found this out a few years ago. It’s a myth that everyone assumed was true…including me for years.

[@Deedric_Kee]

In America in my fam. We remake the same foods and desserts. Turkeys "Hams "Pecan Pie "Sweet Potato pie "Tons of delicious "Turkey Dressing "Banana Pudding Deviled eggs. I absolutely love it. I grew up in the south we have major heat,but we always have a "White Christmas.👍

[@stevepalmberg5905]

Boxing day is non existent It's just December 26

[@license2kilttheplaidlad640]

I've never seen goose at the store

[@willrobinson4976]

Merry Christmas everyone.

[@BTinSF]

A lot of the American Christmas tradition comes from Germany, not England, so it shouldn't be surprising there are differences. "Pigs in blankets" over here is more of a generalized snack not so specifically associated with Christmas. They might often be served in the evening of Christmas day for snacking if the main Christmas meal was in early afternoon. But they might also be served during New Years football watching or anytime "munchies" are called for. Here's a growing Christmas tradition I bet they don't have in England: Chinese food. Since Chinese restaurants are often the only ones open on Christmas day (many Chinese not being Christian), after people have had the main "Christmas Dinner" in early afternoon by 7 or 8 PM they are hungry again and in large cities it's common to go out to a Chinese place for a light meal. And some of these places have even grabbed onto the trend and provide evening entertainment on Christmas Day like comedy shows.

[@JIMBEARRI]

The name "Santa Claus" came from the original Dutch settlers in New York. The Dutch tell their children that "Sinterklaas" [aka Saint Nicholas] brings their gifts on Christmas.

[@Brandon-w6s1p]

It used to be a guaranteed white Christmas in Michigan but the last few years have been a green Christmas. In fact it just rained and melted any snow that was left before Christmas.

[@BackWordsJane]

Early Dutch and German colonists influenced American Christmas traditions - SinterKlaas( Dutch) .Candy canes,wreaths ,stocking hanging ,gingerbread houses come from Germans. Egg nog may be the only tradition left over from early England. Pure American traditions- Christmas lights house decorating,leaving cookies and milk out for Santa Christmas Eve The reading of Clement Clark Moore's 1823 classic poem A Visit From St Nicholas ( Twas The Night Before Christmas)

[@daricetaylor737]

They don't even get egg nog in the UK anymore! LOL Oh my how things change.

[@petera618]

That's the thing, they're comparing age old traditions from an old and distinct culture versus a newer country that has been influenced by traditions from so many other cultures. It's true that many traditions from Germanic cultures influenced American Christmas traditions. It's not only based on he Anglo-American heritage and it depends on one's personal heritage and where you live. I'm an American of a Sicilian immigrant family and I grew up with my parent's Christmas traditions from the province they were from.

[@BackWordsJane]

​@@petera618 Exactly. You have to make the effort to do research on things like this before you make a video for people to react to.Ifvyou don't you're spreading false information. It's like the American cheese thing. NO it's not our official cheese.Colby and Monterey Jack cheese were invented in the US and Wisconsin is our cheese producing state. " American" unfortunately is what the inventor of the processed utilitarian " cheese" happened to call it

[@jryan9547]

@@daricetaylor737really? I love me some nog.

[@kimnapier8387]

Our pigs in blanket are a hot dog wrapped in pastry, so it's a little different than yours. You wrap your sausage in bacon.

[@reindeer7752]

@kimnapier8387 - I've never seen them in the USA without bacon.

[@yippie6862]

According to a YouGov poll, 43% of people in the UK prefer the name "Father Christmas" while 45% prefer "Santa" or "Santa Claus".

[@Nando_175]

Christmas cracker… never heard of it in the US. First time I’ve ever seen it was on a Harry Potter movie 🤣🤣 and no unboxing day either. I also feel like Christmas dinners aren’t strictly turkey ham or goose. I lot of people cook prime rib and we usually do lasagna or enchiladas

[@jryan9547]

Yeah, my mom used to do snacks, finger foods, appetizers for Christmas. She used to do a full meal but since thanksgiving is so close, she stopped doing it.

[@jburnett8152]

No worries. Americans hear about not true stuff all year long. Merry Christmas.

[@baraxor]

While turkey is overwhelmingly the favored main course for Thanksgiving dinner in America, the Christmas dinner can feature any high-end food according to family, regional and cultural preferences...sugar-baked ham, filet mignon, prime rib, salmon steak, goose, whatever. Turkey is still a popular choice for Christmas, but not an exclusive one. The Anglo-American Christmas is a telescoping of medieval religious and festive traditions, which themselves go back to the pre-Christian celebration of the winter solstice. Christmas Day itself was supposed to be observed as a solemn occasion of thanksgiving for Christ's birth, setting off a season of revelry that culminated in the Epiphany--the Twelfth Day (or Night) of Christmas when baby Jesus was visited by the three Magi bearing gifts. After the Protestant Reformation the twelve days of merriment were cut down to two (or three if you count New Year's Day). The giving of gifts that was part of the Epiphany was transferred to either Christmas Day itself or the day after (the day after Christmas was observed as either Holy Innocents Day or St Stephen's Day, on which it was considered bad luck to conduct secular business).

[@pacmanc8103]

Merry Christmas, Thurston!🎄

[@BC-ml1yk]

As a Brit living in the USA I found a few of these interesting. Brits do tend to decorate the inside much more, tinsel everywhere, USA lights everywhere outside on houses, in parks. USA no christmas pudding, christmas cake,mince pies or chocolate logs, no crackers. never seen an advent calender here either. In UK we used to get a stocking at end of our bed that had candy, fruit and small cheap toys and our main presents were under the tree

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

We have advent calendars, they’re not a big thing for everyone though.

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

And Americans typically decorate inside too. Trees, Christmas decor, lights, stockings, Christmas cards.

[@kimnapier8387]

Merry Christmas and a Happy Christmas to you 💝!

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

Gammon, basically not a word in the US. Maybe chefs & butchers would use it?

[@TheIntelligentElephant71133]

Merry/Happy Christmas 🎄

[@George-ux6zz]

MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎅 🎄

[@stevepalmberg5905]

Pigs in blankets sausage wrapped by pancakes

[@cup_cuppy_cuppers5817]

Also called Pig in a Poke. However, Pigs in a blanket also refers to a hot dog wrapped in dough then cooked. Pig in a Poke is a cooked breakfast sausage wrapped in a cooked pancake.

[@johnvaccaro7022]

I make my 'Pigs In A Blanket' with breakfast sausage, wrap it in pancake or crepe batter and top them with maple syrup.

[@johnvaccaro7022]

When it comes to food...the names may be the same but when it comes to taste, I bet the American version taste a whole lot better!😋

[@eclipsesonic]

I'm a Brit and as a kid, I used to have a stocking that hung up on the wall downstairs next to the tree that had plenty of presents, but that was not the only thing I had. I had a lot of presents underneath and by the tree too, so that guy was totally wrong!

[@ABeautfulMess]

I thought Boxing Day was a day y'all return everything. We don't eat goose in America. We have Roast Beast.

[@burnout_2017]

There are still many families that cook a goose for xmas, i have relatives that do and know of co-workers that enjoy their goose also.

[@jryan9547]

For the longest time I thought the same about Boxing Day lol

[@BTinSF]

I'm sure "Santa" (i.e. the father of the house) appreciates a shot of brandy when putting the kids' presents under the tree on Christmas Eve after the kiddies have gone to bed.

[@ESUSAMEX]

Father Christmas is song by the British band the Kinks. You guys also say Happy Christmas as well.

[@romaschild3]

I always roast a turkey for Christmas dinner and make mashed potatoes, stuffing, Broccoli Rice, English Pea Salad, Glazed Carrots, Deviled Eggs, and rolls. I make Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Pie, Pecan Pie and sometimes Apple Pie for dessert. Sometimes I'll stuff celery with Pineapple Spread or soft cheese (Cheese Whiz of canned cheese) for premeal nibbling My sister, who lives in Louisiana, U.S.A., has had Christmas Crackers since her kids were small. She still provides Christmas Crackers for their family Christmas parties. Now, everyone, from her youngest (20 years old) grandchild to the oldest person, get's one. About, 18 people this year enjoyed wearing their Christmas hats and had fun racing the reindeer that each one got in their crackers.

[@KatyFaulkner-f6c]

I know about boxing day because my best friend is Canadian. But we don’t have it. But this guy isn’t really knowledgeable. We don’t have Christmas pudding at least that I’ve ever seen living in 4 different states in the US! We do still have a lot of turkey for Christmas but it is redundant because Thanksgiving was just a month ago. Ham and beef show up too. We can buy Christmas crackers at several nice specialty stores.

[@jryan9547]

Yeah, I don’t know anyone that does Christmas pudding, paper hats or crackers. I have seen British sitcoms that featured this so I was familiar. Cool to see the differences

[@anthonysalomone3698]

Merry Christmas!

[@janetsanford6923]

Merry Christmas 🎄

[@shannontaylor1849]

A growing US tradition: fried rice on X-mas. The only restaurants open.

[@kylecondra6881]

my family Christmas tradition regarding food is grilled steaks with twice baked potatoes and a chop salad. were more traditional during thanksgiving

[@dawn6320]

Merry Christmas 🎁🎁🎁

[@andreamaronn4510]

I have adopted one very important holiday tradition from the UK. I watch the Doctor Who holiday specials and marathon. 😂😂😂❤

[@JIMBEARRI]

There are two variations on cranberry sauce 1.) made with whole cranberries, and 2.) jellied cranberry.

[@seagantaylor7470]

Pigs in a blanket is more like fun weekend lunch for kids in the US. We have cranberry sauce, but we don’t have any of the other sauces mentioned

[@d2ndborn]

Merry Christmas Thurstan and a fun and peaceful day

[@Apollo_Blaze]

Maybe it's the "posh" people in the U.K who say Father Christmas lol. Sounds like something those type people would say. Your reactions here were so fun to watch. I hope you are having a Happy Christmas, Thurston.

[@jryan9547]

Oh, totally sounds posh lol

[@tejida815]

Merry Chrismakah 🎄

[@lynnerussell1440]

Red One, a Christmas move in the US this year, has Krampus in it.

[@wolver73]

When I was a kid, we had Christmas pudding every year, although the recipe was different.

[@janetsanford6923]

I have heard of the pickle one growing up, pretty sure that's a true one

[@burnout_2017]

There is no christmas pudding in america that i have ever seen or heard of in my 62 years.

[@George-ux6zz]

The UK is the beneficiary of the gulf stream warm waters flowing from Florida and the Caribbean to the UK. It would be frozen over without the Gulf stream. It has the same northern latitude as Alaska in the UK.

[@jimallen1178]

The UK is a warmer climate. On average, the American northern states experience 1) massive continentalization (the process that makes weather more severe as you get away from the ocean) compared to islands like Britain or Ireland, 2) the Gulf Stream warms Scotland and Ireland beyond the temperature you would expect from the latitude, so even though they experience more gray skies, the water is more likely to fall as rain rather than snow. (the typical Minnesotan winter day has clear skies and snow on the ground. The typical English winter day is rainy with no snow) 3) the lake effect which makes the middle northern states and the northeastern states, even on the coast, experience more snow. That is why the UK has fewer white christmases than the northern states of the US. On a map. you will notice that all of the UK is more northern than all of the US except Alaska, and yet, the temperatures never get as low in the UK as they do in the northern US.

[@Deedric_Kee]

America 🇺🇸 : We say "Santa Claus.

[@racheallange2056]

I am an American that now lives in Bavaria Germany. We have Krampus here too.

[@baraxor]

Here in California, I never had mince pie or Christmas plum pudding until I was 18. Yes, I'd heard of them but they just weren't really available back in the 1970s. Mince pie, plum pudding and fruit cake were created out of foods that were available in winter like dried fruits; and used lots of mellow spices which once were very costly and demonstrated your wealth and generosity to your guests. In America they seem to be eaten mostly by those who want to add a Charles Dickens touch to the holiday, but they are nowhere as popular as pumpkin pie, pecan pie, rich chocolate pie or cake, stollen, etc. Christmas crackers are available in the US if you look around for them at quality (i.e. expensive) gift shops with a large holiday selection. Considering how pricy they are, and the large number of family members and guests that usually attend a typical Christmas dinner, it's not usually practical to bother obtaining them unless you are very affluent and wish to show how cosmopolitan you are.

[@lindasatalino2270]

What is Gamom?

[@daricetaylor737]

They call ham gamon.

[@sopdox]

No Boxing Day in the US. Our pigs in blankets aren’t wrapped in bacon, they’re wrapped in puff pastry or croissant dough. Mince pies and Christmas puddings are available here but are not the norm. I never saw a Christmas cracker until I married into an Irish-Scottish family. We made our own tradition by giving them to our kids to pull on New Year’s Eve. I used to watch older British sitcoms like Are You Being Served and only learned of Father Christmas from them. Maybe it’s becoming an outdated term. This video is using old-timey traditions when talking about the UK that just don’t happen anymore.

[@seagantaylor7470]

Ham is smoked pork that is supposed to be very moist. I think this video is based on how Christmas used to be multiple generations ago. (In both countries)

[@cdfdesantis699]

Well, we Americans DON'T observe Boxing Day, normally have Christmas pudding, or pull Christmas crackers. Still, many of the UK Christmas practices cited in this video are HISTORICALLY accurate, having been done in previous centuries. America has similar virtually extinct Christmas activities, that have been almost forgotten as our modern Christmas has evolved. Thanks for your reaction.

[@evilproducer01]

There may be some regions in the US where Christmas pudding is a thing, but I have not experienced it n the upper Midwest.

[@seagantaylor7470]

Never ever had a white Christmas while I was living in Arizona. I don’t think I’ve had a white Christmas yet while living in Kansas either. Plenty of white Christmases in Colorado though

[@Fridge56Vet]

They don't mention that Christmas pudding is also made with a shitload of brandy....

[@emmettdwyer7584]

when we got a little older, Santa would get a Budweiser

[@robbarnett3531]

Coca-Cola turned Santa's suit red in 1931.

[@George-ux6zz]

The longest Christmas in the world is in the Philippines 🇵🇭. It starts September 1st and ends mid January.

[@jryan9547]

Sounds like Walmart and Hobby Lobby. Tho, I think HL sets stuff out in July…I’ve seen it lol

[@tommyv8584]

Merry Christmas 🎄 Happy New Year 🎊🎆 🎉🤚👍…….

[@joplin8433]

His claims about English Christmas sound more like how it was in the 19th century.

[@janetsanford6923]

All of the creators from Britain react the same to this video, saying how wrong so many of the facts about England are, that it's not true, lol😊

[@lantzgd]

Happy Yule!

[@Ojisan642]

I think all the dislikes are over the fact that these AI slop videos are garbage. Not even worth reacting to. It’s nonsense.

[@tylerferguson3707]

I've never seen Christmas pudding here in the US, I've heard of it as a British thing but never known anybody who's made it. I always thought it was the same thing as figgy pudding, I wonder if it's similar to fruit cake. We always had the Christmas crackers and paper hats though.

[@jryan9547]

Crackers and hats in the US? I don’t know a single person lol

[@jeffmande4671]

No wonder why Santa is drunk when he gets here. You guys are giving him brandy. When I was young we put our letter to Santa in the fireplace and burned it.

[@g-ma_of_8]

I think this guy's information is from, like 300 years ago.

[@Centervillejim]

I think this is AI-generated. I busted one that said that Americans decorated their Christmas trees with real candles in the 1970s, which is not true. I corrected it, and it apologized to me like it was still learning.

[@jessedaniel6330]

Christmas pudding is not a normal thing in America i have never seen it at anyone's house on Christmas or ever heard it mention by people though i have heard it in songs that talk about the olden days

[@rridderbusch518]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@darrelbuccilli7795]

We do not celebrate Boxing day in America the 26th is just another day.the next holiday is New years eve.

[@maine18]

Christmas pudding is not a thing here 😂

[@josephtadlock1615]

Thurston, after you open your gift in the stocking at the foot of your bed do you use the stocking in bank robberies? Is that how Australia got populated? Does everyone in England rob banks on Boxing Day then eat suet pudding? In America, we regift fruit cakes for hundreds of years.

[@mikekelly702]

The reason "Santa" wears a red suit is because of the Coca Cola company, that took Santas character and made his suit to match the colors of the company's colors. The Character of "Santa" comes from the personification of the "Holy" and "Oak" kings who battle for the seasons at the Winter Solstice (December 21). We do have a day after Christmas that we "kind-of" observe...its called ironically-the "2nd day of Christmas". I don't celebrate it, most people don't, its just another day for the banks to stay closed. Most of this video is FUNDAMENTALLY inaccurate...🤣🤣🤣🤣. But thats not your fault!!! You gotta remember...people in the USA are incredibly DULL and boring. We don't really celebrate the holidays here, we just buy stuff.

[@kimnapier8387]

My daughter has her birthday on your boxing day. ❤😂 We don't celebrate Boxing Day. We probably should

[@stevepalmberg5905]

Why?

[@MikeOfKorea]

Somebody just threw this together for hits and views, not to be informative.

[@Dropla]

I kind of think AI created this video. It's just weird. That or it's made by someone posing as an american, to appeal to americans. There are many subtle things said that feel off.

[@alisonflaxman1566]

No we don't have Christmas pudding or crackers in the US.

[@Tarzan91303]

Strange video

[@yugioht42]

Actually fruitcake tends to be the traditional Christmas dessert in America. We usually get a pattione from somewhere.

[@annhaworth4514]

Americans don't celebrate Boxing Day.

[@XtremelyRavenclaw]

I’m learning so much from this video 😂

[@stevepalmberg5905]

He's obnoxious

[@daricetaylor737]

What you have to understand here Thurston is the information in this video is out-dated. The traditions they mention for England are from the older generations, but you guys have been actively adopting our "US traditions" over the past couple decades. I have heard several times about the brandy for Santa, gifts at the food of the bed, and saying "Father Christmas" instead of Santa. I bet if you asked your folks they would confirm these older traditions as being what they likely grew up knowing. Don't get angry, it was what it was.

[@davids6898]

And here in Southern California, due to the influence of Latino culture, we often have tamales at Christmas. Another thing to think about is we don’t get snow here either. But our climate is exactly like in Israel so if Jesus were to celebrate his birthday in America he would rather do it in LA than in the freezing snow!😂

[@mikeorclem]

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[@mikeorclem]

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